A61F 13/15731
Treating webs
Official title: {Treating webs, e.g. for giving them a fibrelike appearance, e.g. by embossing}
A61F13/15731 (Treating webs) appears on 389 US grants and 413 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 389
- Published applications
- 413
- Assignees
- 87
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- 686
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for processing nonwoven sheets by combined activation and bonding1 Sep 2026US 12,721,757 B2Fibertex Personal Care A/S
- Absorbent articles having textured zones28 Jul 2026US 12,691,011 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Multi-layered non-woven structure for use as a component of disposable absorbent articles7 Jul 2026US 12,672,987 B2Twe Meulebeke
- Three-dimensional nonwoven materials and methods of manufacturing thereof30 Jun 2026US 12,667,502 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Absorbent article having multiple zones16 Jun 2026US 12,653,732 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Elastic laminates and methods for assembling elastic laminates for absorbent articles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306306 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent articles having textured zones24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283861 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Three-dimensional nonwoven materials and methods of manufacturing thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283866 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Multi-layered non-woven structure for use as a component of disposable absorbent articles16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199148 A1Twe Meulebeke
- Method for the production of an absorbent structure for sanitary articles and related absorbent structure25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174602 A1Fameccanica, Data S.P A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Resilient plastic web exhibiting fiber-like properties732US 4,342,314 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1982
- Macroscopically expanded three-dimensional plastic web exhibiting non-glossy visible surface and cloth-like tactile impression688US 4,463,045 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1984
- Multi-phase process for debossing and perforating a polymeric web to coincide with the image of one or more three-dimensional forming structures557US 4,609,518 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1986
- Method for selectively aperturing a nonwoven web508US 5,628,097 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1997
- Selectively apertured nonwoven web437US 5,916,661 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999